Kelly’s laundry room needed some shelving, so I fashioned a piece of cedar from a cedar chest I got from an estate sale into a shelf! (The chest was used as a planter in my garden!)
Materials
Wood (to suit purpose and space)
(2) Flanges
(2) Elbows
(2) Connectors
(2) Hangers
Spray paint
Screws
I wanted the shelf to have a rod to hang clothes. I cut down the cedar chest lid to be deep enough to accommodate a hangar underneath. (I had already refinished the wood. (sanded and varnish) I had some spare flanges, and elbow and only need to buy two connectors, a metal pole to create the rod to hang clothes and some metal hangers. (The metal pieces are found in the plumbing section at any home store. I got mine at Lowe’s) I had the pole cut to fit the size of shelf. (They do this for free at Lowe’s) I spray painted the hardware with Rustoleum spray paint.
I worked to fit the pieces to hang the shelf and the pole to the bottom of the shelf. I pre-drilled the holes into the wood so it would be easier to screw in the hardware.
Here is the finished piece! A lot more character than a plain piece of wood!
